Danny, a young boy fascinated by the ocean, decides to take a small boat out into the ocean for a little adventure. As he rows farther and farther away from shore, he gets a glimpse of how the food chain works--shrimp eating plankton, tuna eating the shrimp, and bigger fish eating the tuna. He's having lots of fun, but then a huge humpbacked whale shows up and knocks Danny's boat over Afraid he might end up as the whale's lunch, he starts swimming as fast as he can. Will he be able to swim for safety? With vivid color illustrations throughout.
- Genre: Juvenile Fiction
- Subgenre: Sports + Recreation / Winter Sports, General, Transportation / General, Nature + the Natural World / General, Animals / Marine Life
- Age: 4-8 years
- Publisher: Charlesbridge Pub Inc
- Pages: 32
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: January 1, 2004
- Date Published: January 1, 2004
- Author: Jerry Pallotta
- Illustrator: David Biedrzycki